A92147:204
A treatise of civil policy
A treatise of civil policy: being a resolution of forty three questions concerning prerogative, right and privilege, in reference to the supreme prince and the people. / By Samuel Rutherford professor of divinity of St Andrews in Scotland.A treatise of civil policy: being a resolution of forty three questions concerning prerogative, right and priviledge, in reference to the supream prince and the people. / By Samuel Rutherford professor of divintiy of St Andrews in Scotland.
London, : Printed and are to be sold by Simon Miller at the Star in St Pauls Church-yard near the West end., 1657 i.e. 1656
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Ans. 1. There is much grace in Papists and Prelates then, who use to write and Preach against grace. 2. Lorinus your brother Jesuit will with good warrant of the texts infer, that the King may make a conquest of his own Kingdoms of Scotland and England by the sword, as David subdued the Heathen. 3. Arbitrary governing hath no alliance with God; a rebel to God, his Country and an Apostate hath no reason to term lawful defence against cut-throat Irish, rebellion. 4. There is need of much grace to obey Pastors, inferior Judges, masters, Col. 3. 22, 23. ergo their power ⟨p. 26⟩is from God immediately, and no more from men then the King is created King by the people, according to the way of Royalists.
Ans. 1. There is much grace in Papists and Prelates then, who use to write and Preach against grace. 2. Lorinus your brother Iesuite will with good warrant of the texts inferre, that the King may make a conquest of his own Kingdomes of Scotland and England by the sword, as David subdued the Heathen. 3. Arbitrary governing hath no alliance with God; a rebell to God, his Country and an Apostate hath no reason to terme lawfull defence against cut-throat Irish, rebellion. 4. There is need of much grace to obey Pastors, inferiour Iudges, masters, Col. 3. 22, 23. ergo their power ⟨p. 26⟩is from God immediatly, and no more from men then the King is created King by the people, according to the way of Royalists.
P. Prelate. God saith of Pharaoh, Exo. 9. 7. I have raised thee up. Elisha from God constituted the King of Syria, 2 King 8. 13. Pharaoh, Abimelech, Hiram, Hazael, Hadad, are no less honoured with the compellation of Kings, then David, Saul, &c.